Julian Regan was teaching some Turkish students, and was exploring ways to work in individual sounds. He asked me: JR Could you give me a quick tip to help my Turkish students pronounce /w/ correctly, rather than /v/? Thanks! AU OK Julian, as always the first thing is...

On the same Diploma course last month Anna Malik was wondering about how people get into teaching pron, or what might put them off it. She asked these two questions, and this is what I replied: AM: I was wondering how you became interested in phonology and teaching...

Last month I was again visiting tutor for an online teacher’s Diploma Training Course. Here is an extract from an exchange I had with Louise Guvett in which she raises an issue we probably all recognise, learner inhibition and embarrassment during pron work. This made...